Syrian chemical weapons activity has been seen at Assad regime base used for previous attacks, say Pentagon

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The Pentagon says that it has observed chemical weapons activities on a base that has been used previously for sarin gas attacks in April.

The activity indicates that the regime of Syrian President Bashir al-Assad is actively preparing to use such weapons in its ongoing civil war that has torn the country apart, a Pentagon official said. The US contends that the Assad regime used chemical weapons two months ago in an attack that killed dozens of civilians, prompting swift retribution from American military forces that fired 60 cruise missiles at the base.

The administration of US President Donald Trump had previously released a statement warning the Assad regime against conducting another chemical attack, saying that another round would likely result in the "mass murder of civilians, including innocent children".